Proving the Catholic Faith Is Biblical: From Priestly Celibacy to the Rosary: 80 Short Essays Explaining the Biblical Basis of Catholicism

If you want quick, substantive answers to the most common (and even several uncommon) claims that Catholic beliefs and practices aren't biblical, then Proving the Catholic Faith is Biblical is the book for you.

In these pages, veteran apologist Dave Armstrong carefully walks you through the key teachings of the Church, revealing how each is rooted in Scripture.

He begins with several essays on tradition before moving into Ecclesiology, explaining the basis of a single Church, why priests are called "father," and whether Church councils are more authoritative than the pope.

Armstrong then justifies priestly celibacy before moving into the theology of salvation. He illuminates the Church's teaching on predestination, what "believing" in Jesus really means, and the relationship between faith and good works.

He continues by explaining purgatory and penance, the ritualism of the Holy Mass, the Rosary, the Communion of Saints, Mary as Queen of Heaven, papal infallibility, annulments, contraception, the necessity of Hell, and even the development of Church doctrine.

All told, he offers here 80 powerful essays that make sense of so many Catholic beliefs and practices that puzzle non-Catholics and cradle Catholics alike.

Read this book, and you'll come to see that not only is the Catholic Faith thoroughly biblical, it is the only Christian religion in full conformity with Scripture.